satem

sa·tem

adj \ˈsä-təm\

Definition of SATEM

: of, relating to, or constituting an Indo-European language group in which the palatal stops became in prehistoric times palatal or alveolar fricatives — compare centum

Origin of SATEM

Avestan satəm hundred; from the fact that its initial sound (derived from an alveolar fricative) is the representative of an Indo-European palatal stop — more at hundred

First Known Use: 1901

Rhymes with SATEM

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